Bjorn Berkhout: composer, cellist, educator
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Bjorn Berkhout has taught at Queensborough Community College since 2010 where he is Professor and Chair of the Music Department.

​His classes have included:
  • Music Theory I-II-III-IV
  • Musicianship I-II
  • 20th Century Music
  • Progressive Rock​

Appointed Assistant Professor in 2010.
Promoted to Associate Professor in 2016.
Awarded tenure in 2016.
Elected chair in 2019.
Promoted to Full Professor in 2023.

Other Teaching Activity

Composer LabFest 2024 edition 3, Writing for Cimbalom and Harp with the Ataraxia Duo​
Matthew Coley, cimbalom
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Jennifer Ruggieri, harp
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Jenni Brandon, composition lessons/career development/entrepreneurship
Bjorn Berkhout, composition lessons/group instruction
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